Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says immediate steps will be taken to secure the Retirement Landfill in St. James from any further illegal activity, following two fires at the municipal waste disposal site over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Minister Arscott made the comment following a tour of the facility on Saturday, (January 2)....

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, is calling on property owners to be diligent in paying their taxes, while commending those who have been meeting their obligations. He was speaking at a National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) press conference last week Thursday (December 17) at the Ministry’s Hagley Park Road offices. During the press conference,...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is in the process of procuring 17 new compactor trucks at a cost of approximately J$248 million (€1.9 million), which will be commissioned into service by May 2016. This was announced by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, at a press conference at the Ministry on Thursday, December 17. He said...

A 128,000-gallon water storage tank, which has been commissioned into service at the Riverton City disposal site as a fire suppression system, has significantly improved the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s (NSWMA) ability to mitigate fire hazards at the facility. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, made the disclosure at a press conference at his Hagley...

The Government will be providing an additional $5 million to carry out further emergency works in sections of East Portland that were severely affected by heavy rains last week. This was announced by State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, following a tour of the worst affected areas of the parish on December 9. Heavy rains lashed...

The Social Development Commission (SDC) has created some 839 jobs for residents at the local level, through the Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP). Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on December 8, Executive Director at the SDC, Dr. Dwayne Vernon, said the SDC is using its platform of community involvement as the driving force to encourage community businesses for...

Cabinet has approved a contract valued at $47.97 million to carry out rehabilitation work on the Roadhouse to Whitehouse Parish Council road in St. Catherine. The contract has been awarded to Micro Surfacing Limited. Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, who made the disclosure at today’s (December 9) Jamaica House press briefing, informed that the approximately seven-kilometre roadway serves...